Steers 20, 33, 219 and 222 plus cows 72 and 940 were all grazing in the area around ///scam.goad.switch at the Royal Pavilion end of the site at 09:45 this morning. Youngsters 220 and 228 plus yearling 271 were found grazing in the thicket to the south. All nine cows were happy and relaxed and looking well.
Youngster 217 was found munching on gorse around ///shop.belief.dignitary near James Bond pond at 10:30. Older steer 30 was deep in the bushes beside him. Youngster 230 and yearling 270 were grazing in the gorse bushes on the ridge above. Not long after, I heard some mooing in the distance and went to investigate. Older steer 35 came wandering along the side of the path to the south-west, with Sussex steers 210 and 197 following. They stopped just before the ridge, with youngster 217 coming over to check out the newbies.
All four steers soon climbed up the hill onto the ridge, where they were met by older steer 21 and the other five Sussexes. I'm not sure where they had come from. All thirteen cows then proceeded to get to know each other, with lots of sniffing and rubbing of heads going on. Cow 211 quickly went off to eat some heather. Yearling 270 was the most curious and was not shy about approaching and then rubbing heads with the much larger Sussex steers 1626 and 1640. It was amusing to see him holding his own against them.
Not long after, they all started to relax and chew their cud together in a large huddle. After about ten minutes, they started to wander off in ones and twos to graze in the pasture, with lots of heather being eaten. They ended up being fairly widely spread out, but the Sussex cows were happily grazing amongst the Caesar's originals. I watched them until about 11:45, and they were all absolutely fine. I wonder if they are going to stay together now or separate again?
The cows were all good today.
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